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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
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Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output requires headphones / external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP) 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-32V DC (28V nominal) 13.8V DC
Current RX 30 W ?
TX 140 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
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Weight 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ?
MPN CLANSMAN-VRC-000321 KENWOOD-TRC-000080